Rail-joint.



H. REED.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1913.

Patented Dec.2,1913.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

( Application filer]. June 6, 1913.

Patented Dec. 53,1913.

Serial No. 772,120.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HABIRT REED, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mountain Grove, in the county of Bath and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Rail-Joint; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Thisinvention relates to a new and useful Improved rail joint.

As an object of the invention it is the aim to provide a oint between two rail sections comprising a series of staggered shoulders arranged on an angle with relation to the rail, in other words, a series of shoulders arranged in stepped relation, thus affording a secure joint which will sustain the weight of trains.

One of the features of the invention is the provision of a lug alined with the tread of the rail dovetailed in a recess of the tread of an adjacent rail section, there being a similar lug alined with the base of the rail section having said dove-tailed recess in the tread, dove-tailed in a recess in the base of the rail section, with the tread of which the first lug is connected, thereby preventing movement of the rail sections longitudinally relatively to one another. Said dove-tailed lugs are ofiset from one another, so that the weight of the car wheels is not directly uponthe lugs, but instead upon the intermediate staggered shoulders.

Another feature of the invention is that the web of one of the rail sections is formed with integralflanges between which a pocket is formed for the reception of a portion of the web of the adjacent rail section, thereby reinforcing the joint against lateral strains. 7

In practical fields it may be found necessary to subject the various details of construction to alterations, to which the patentee is entitled, provided the alterations fall within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a plan view of two rail sections connected by virtue of the improved joint. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation, showing the staggered shoulders. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 1 likewise showing the staggered shoulders.

Fig. 1 is a detail perspective view of one end of one of the rail sections showing the stag gered shoulders with a dovetailed lug forming an integral part of and alined with the tread of the rail. Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of one end of the other rail section, showing the staggered .shoulders with the pocket and a clove-tailed lug forming an integral part of and alined with the base of the rail.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates one of the rail sections having a dove-tailed lug 2 forming an integral part of the tread and projecting from the end thereof, which lug enters the dovetailed recess 3 in the tread 4 of the rail sec tion 5. The rail section 1 has its base 6 provided with a dove-tailed recess 7, fo the reception of the dove-tailed lug 8 of the base 9 of the rail section 5. It will be observed that the dove-tailed lugs and recesses are offset from one another, and owing to the shoulder 10 of the web 11 of the rail 1 engaging the shoulder 12 of the web 18 of the rail section 5, the rail joint is considerably reinforced intermediate the dove-tailed lugs. The web 13 of the rail section 5 has formed therewith flanges 14 one upon each side, thereby forming a pocket 15 for the reception of the portion 16 of the web 11 of the rail section 1. A pin or the like passes through the flanges 14; and the portion 16 of the web 11, so as to prevent upward displacement of the rail section 1. This pin 17 may be dispensed with if the occasion requires. The bottom of the recess 3 acts as a shoulder 18, while the under face of the lug 2 likewise acts as a shoulder 19. The top face 20 of the recess 7 also acts as a shoulder, while the upper face 21 of the lug 8 acts as a shoulder.

From the foregoing it will be observed that an improved rail joint is afforded comprising a series of staggered shoulders, which together with the upper and lower offset dove-tailed lugs and recesses renders a secure rail oint, which will not only be prevented from disconnection, but will with stand the great weight as well as the longitudinal and lateral strains.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is The combination of two rail sections, the upper and lower adjacent portions of which are provided with inter-engaging dovetailed lugs and recesses, said dove-tailed lugs and recesses being offset from one another,

the adjacent ends of the rail sections inter- In testimony whereof I have signed my mediate the oflset positions of the lugs and name to this specification in the presence of 10 recesses having opposing shoulders to Withtwo subscribing Witnesses.

stand the Weight of cars, the Web of one of HABIRT REED the rail sections having integral flanges forming a pocket to receive a shouldered Witnesses:

part of the Web of the adjacent rail section GEO. O. BURNS,

to assist in withstanding the lateral strain. C. L. RODGERS.

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